Magnæ Britanniæ notitia: or, the present state of Great Britain. With diverse reflections upon the ancient state thereof / By John Chamberlayne.

  • Edward Chamberlayne
Date:
1741
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Credit: Magnæ Britanniæ notitia: or, the present state of Great Britain. With diverse reflections upon the ancient state thereof / By John Chamberlayne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    - BookI. oOfGREAg-Bairain, ABE OUI SAN BONE fove5ri _. Of the Bifbopricks of Eu ot awn; is HE Archbifhoprick of CANTERBUR Yis a Province _ containing almoft.all. the South Part of Ex gland,'from the Rivers Trent and Humber ;. its. Diocefe ts only Part of Kene, and diverfe peculiar Churckes, amid other Diocefes, valued inthe Book of Tenths at 26821, 12 5.2 d. [The prefent Rents improved over and above what they are in the King’s Books, - are about 34001. per Ann, and the accidental Profits, , one Year with another, about 2000 /. per Ann] Chief Seats be- longing to this See, are Lambeth-Hou/e, and Croydon-Palaces _ both in Surry. The Archbifhop’s Palace in: Canterbury has dain in Ruins ever fince the Civil Wars, Parifh-Churches in this Province 8219, in this Diocefe Sieg ae . . _ The Archbifhoprick of YORK is a Province, containing the North Part of England fom Humber, Dee and Trent ; its Diocefe contains moft of York(hire and Nottinghamfhite: Valued in the Book of Tenths at 161e1. per Annum. [improved Value about 2000 /. per dun.J Chief Sear, Bifbops-Thorp in Yorkshire, Parifh-Churches in. this Provitice 1065. :In this Diocefe 581, Bifhopricks in the Province of CANTERBURY. Pifhoprick of LO N DQ N contains Effex, Middlefex, and Part of Hertford/hire, and hath not been altered fince its firft Inftitution, and likewife all the Plantations in .4merica. Value about 2000 1. per Ann. Seats, London-Houfe in Alder{gate-Street in London, .and Fulham-Houfe in Middiefex. P, C. 623. WINCHESTER, alarge Diocefe, containing Surry and Hampfhire, the les of Wight, Ferfey, Guernfey and Aldernay. Value 3193 1: 45. 7.4.3. [Improved Value about 30901, per Annum.] Seats, Farnham-Cajile in Surry, Wolvefey-Houfe in Winchefer, Chelfea-Houfe in Middlefex, though made to be in Surry by AG@-of Parliament. P.C. 362... a In the Year 733, Dorchefler was again made a Bifhop’s See, and its Diocefe taken out of Lichfeld. hay heh Sinan LICHFIELDandCOV ENTRYcontains all Stafford: Shire and Derbyfhire, and Part of Warwick{hire and Shropfhires Value 7os 1. 5s. 5d. [Improved Value about 1200 /. per An- num.) Seats, Lichfield-Clofes.and Esclefhal Caflein Stafford hire. PiiC. 5.57, LI NC OLN, contains Lincolnfhire, Leicefterfhire, Hunting- donfhire, Bedfordfhire, Buckingham/hire and Part of Hertford{hire, being the largeft Bilhoprick of Exgland. Value 6661. 135. 4 a. [The improved Value about 900/. per Ann.] Seats, Bugden in — HHuatingdonjhire, and Lincole Palace in Lincoln, ruined by the Civil Wars, P, C, 1247. | iliac . Be | ; ELY?,